Orient’s Transformation into a Person

Gunsoul

Orient develops from a train’s caretaker into an independent friend, protector, and parent within the community she carries.

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Bearing strength in each event

decreasing

Awakening From the Train Awakening From the Train from "Gunsoul". Awakening From the Train The train’s contact with the dying Rad-Hag allows its own caretaker spirit to emerge as Orient.

Awakening From the Train from "Gunsoul". Awakening From the Train The train’s contact with the dying Rad-Hag allows its own caretaker spirit to emerge as Orient.

Awakening From the Train The train’s contact with the dying Rad-Hag allows its own caretaker spirit to emerge as Orient. A New Avatar Orient chooses a humanlike form modeled partly on Holster and begins learning how passengers experience the world. Gratitude and Purpose She sees Yuan and Holster as the people who helped make her new life possible.

A Place for Passengers A Place for Passengers from "Gunsoul". A Place for Passengers Orient recognizes that the refugees aboard her train have no safe home to return to.

A Place for Passengers from "Gunsoul". A Place for Passengers Orient recognizes that the refugees aboard her train have no safe home to return to.

A Place for Passengers Orient recognizes that the refugees aboard her train have no safe home to return to. A Question of Purpose She asks Yuan where she should take them, revealing that her duty to carry passengers has become concern for their lives. Rebuilt Facilities She turns the train into a larger shelter with bedrooms, supplies, and a greenhouse so its community can endure.

Protecting the Community Protecting the Community from "Gunsoul". Protecting the Community Orient shields her passengers during the competition and helps alter the landmarks’ targeting.

Protecting the Community from "Gunsoul". Protecting the Community Orient shields her passengers during the competition and helps alter the landmarks’ targeting.

Protecting the Community Orient shields her passengers during the competition and helps alter the landmarks’ targeting. More Than a Vehicle Her barriers, mobility, and awareness make her a central participant rather than a passive form of transport. Chosen Loyalty She risks herself against Manhattan to protect Yuan, Holster, and the refugees she has accepted as her own.

A Friend’s Fear A Friend’s Fear from "Gunsoul". A Friend’s Fear Orient understands that the Gun is hunting Yuan and admits that she has hidden this knowledge from Holster.

A Friend’s Fear from "Gunsoul". A Friend’s Fear Orient understands that the Gun is hunting Yuan and admits that she has hidden this knowledge from Holster.

A Friend’s Fear Orient understands that the Gun is hunting Yuan and admits that she has hidden this knowledge from Holster. Attachment Revealed She proposes remaining in motion indefinitely because the thought of losing Yuan and Holster is unbearable. A Difficult Promise Yuan asks her to carry Holster to safety if he dies, while Orient asks him to promise that he will return.

A Moving Town A Moving Town from "Gunsoul". A Moving Town Orient has expanded into a train community supporting thousands of residents.

A Moving Town Orient has expanded into a train community supporting thousands of residents. A Life of Her Own Her identity now includes companionship, hospitality, and a developing family relationship with Yuan and Holster. Continued Purpose Rather than merely deliver passengers, she provides a home that can move through danger without abandoning its people.

After Yuan defeats the Rad-Hag

As the group prepares to leave Fleshmarket

During the History Road race

As the Gun pursues the train

Five years later